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64 candidates, including 5 external, took IGCSEs at Ombrosa in the June 2016 session. Candidates sat exams in 13 subjects, ranging from English First and Second Language, to Coordinated Sciences and Drama.

From Thursday 20th October to Sunday 23rd October a group of 3eme and 2nde students travelled to London with Miss Ellie (Drama Teacher) and Madame Delmotte (Teacher of FLE) for a cultural and immersive experience.

Between the 21st and the 23rd of January, 11 pupils from the French and International Sections of the Lycée accompanied byB. Gillet, took part in the English language MUN conference ILYMUN, organised by the CSI and ISL (debates in the style of the United Nations).

It's the 4th time that pupils from the FLE (French as a Foreign Language) Workshop have been to the theatre this year. And this time it was to see a performance of « VENDETTA ! » by the Cyclops Company in the UCHRONIE theatre on Thursday the 12th of May at 8.30 pm.

Pupils in "Les Grandes Sections" welcomed 2 doctors into their classes. They talked about their jobs and the human body. They used games to explain about muscles and bones and so on. They answered the children's questions and let the children listen to their own hearts.

We are pleased to announce that Ombrosa is now a registered LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) examination centre. Starting in September 2014 we will be offering graded LAMDA exams in Acting and Communication.

An International Tea-Time Celebration was held for French as a Foreign Language Workshop pupils on the 23rd June to celebrate the start of the Summer Holidays. A lovely way of interacting and sharing with each other!

"Juvenes Translatores" is an annual translation competition designed for pupils aged 17. The Spanish teacher, Mme Varela, entered the school for the 2015 competition which took place on the 26th November.

This Chinese New Year is the Year of the Monkey! To celebrate this important event in the Chinese calendar we are inviting all Ombrosiens to take part in Chinese Culture Week between the 8th and the 12th of February.

Pupils in Y7 were able to see no less than 79 old microscopes real works of art made from precious materials, when they visited the Microscope Workshop at the Musée des Confluences on the 24th November or the 3rd December 2015

This year our school took part in an event called "1,000 Researchers in Schools" organised by AFM – Telethon. On Friday 20th November pupils from 3eA, 3eB and Première met Mr Amédée Mollard, a researcher in genetics at the Myology Institute (Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière à Paris), whose work is dedicated to finding a therapy to alleviate suffering caused by a rare muscle wasting disease, Duchenne's muscular dystrophy.

As part of their studies of the evolution of living organisms and the history of the earth, part of the Life Sciences programme, pupils from 3A and 3B went to l’Espace Pierres Folles at St Jean des Vignes (69).

After having devoured books, albums and cartoons all about "investigations and adventure" pupils in primary classes got together in groups of 3 with one pupil from each year group, CM2, CM1 and CE2 to take part in the traditional "Reading Challenge".

Pupils from the top year of the Primary School and those in Y7 of the lower Secondary School spent an hour together in little groups to find out what it would be like in the Collège.What would be different? How do you manage 2 languages? What new languages can you learn? What can you do in the Labs each week? What's life like in the Collège? What clubs can you join?

December 2014 saw the 15th anniversary of the High School Ball. Nearly all the senior school pupils took part in the event which was held in the Vernay. They enjoyed a wonderful celebratory meal and the theme of the evening's dancing was inspired by "Legendary Dances from the Big Screen".

Bilingual pupils from the French and International Sections of the Lycée took part in the ILYMUN Conference (Model United Nations of Lyon), which was held in L'Hôtel de Région. The event was organised by the CSI and the ISL on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of January.

As part of their Civics and History of Art Programme pupils in 3° at Ombrosa went on a trip to the Assemblée Nationale and the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The weather was good and so the group was able to discover the famous sites of Paris on foot and by public transport.

Ombrosa has been a Cambridge University examination centre since 1990 and this year 67 candidats enrolled to take their IGCSE exams. Pupils were examined in13 different subjects amongst which, for the first time, was "Foreign Language Mandarin Chinese".

Pupils in the Collège and in the Première of the International Section of the Lycée got together during the week of 2nd to 6th December to organise a collection of food items for the charity "Banque Alimentaire".

Pupils in 6°, accompanied by their Life Sciences teacher, went to the Catholic University in Lyon to take part in the 2013 Science Fair whose theme this year was "From the Imeasurably Big to the Imeasurably Small". Whilst there they took part in a demonstration called "The Microscopic World".

In the International Section all the pupils passed their IB exams with an average points score of 32,4 points out of 45, 55% of the pupils obtained a Bilingual Diploma.

In the French Section there was a 100% success rate with every pupil gaining some sort of distinction in the series of Baccalaureate that they were entered for, S (Scientific) ES (Economics and Social Sciences) and L (Literary)Across the three series, 27% gained the highest distinction (Très Bien) and 45% obtained the second highest distinction (Bien).

Pupils, their families and the teaching staff celebrated the pupils' sucess at the Award Ceremony which was held on 5th July 2013.

Children in the top section of the Nursery at Ombrosa Caluire had the pleasure of a visit from Anne-Marie who works for the Printing Museum in Lyon. She came to school to teach the children how to write as people did iin the Middle Ages! ! ( 24th June)

In the International Section, 17 pupils out of 18 gained their International Baccalaureate Diploma from the IBO with an average score of 32.3points out of 45.In the French Baccalaureate Section there was a 100% success rate in the S and ES series with distinctions being awarded to 100% of the S series candidates and 75% of the ES series candidates.

These courses are a stimulating way to prepare for the shool year's programme. The atmosphere is relaxed and a large variety of teaching approaches are used to ensure that the course is a success. Catering is not availabe on site. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Around thirty pupils from the Collège at Ombrosa Caluire will become, singers, dancers and actors when they put on their annual production for the general public. Travel back in time with them to the era of the ''swinging sixties". Choregraphy, solos, duos set a fun and romantic tone as we follow the fortunes of Alison, a young hairdresser, and her friends in the early 60s.

To commemorate the Elysée Treaty of 1963 which marked the reconcilliation between France and Germany, it was decided that the 22nd January every year should become ''Franco-German Day'' which would be celebrated simultaneously in the two countries.

Before the Half Term holiday pupils organised a Taste Festival and dressed up for Halloween. On the menu for this feast were dishes from Canada, USA, Poland, Jamaica, Greece as well as from different regions of France.

9 out of 10 pupils in the International Section were awarded the IB by the IBO organisation Geneva. The 10th candidate will re-sit in the November exam session.There was a100% pass rate in the French Baccalaureate with 75% and 87,5% of the canditaes passing with distinction in the E and ES sections respectively.

On the 14th September, as part of their immersion programme, pupils newly arrived in France were able to put their recently acquired French language skills to the test. The setting was a guided tour organised by the Tourist Board which took them up to the vantage point of Fourvière, the Basilica and then back down to the Cathedral square, Place St. Jean in Old Lyon.

As part of their end of term celebrations pupils in the Collège spent the morning making decorations for their Christmas tree. After lunch an election was held to decide who should be elected King and Queen of the school for the school year 2010-2011. Finally at 16H00 events were brought to a close with a Chocolate Fondue which was served in the school refectory.

As part of their studies of the 2nd World War, pupils in 3ième were able to go to the Museum of French Resistance in Lyon, on Saturday 15th January. The museum occupies the former Gestapo Headquarters run by the notorious K. Barbie.

To commemorate the signing of the Elysée Treaty in 1963 which marked the reconciliation between France and Germany, the 22nd January, each year, has become known as Franco- German Day and it is celebrated in both countries.

Every Tuesday classes from GS and CM2 will take it in turns to go to the local library where volunteers will entertain them with a host of activities based around books and reading. They will also be able to borrow a selection of books from the library to take back to school with them.

As it does every year Ombrosa celebrated Hispanic Day which this year fell on the 12th October. Pupils from Quatrième, Troisième and Seconde regaled us with information about Mexico, the country of one of our teachers, Mme Caron, who was Guest of Honour.

During this week, 11th to 17th October, which focused on our sense of taste, the three classes in the Nursery took part in a series of workshops specially designed, amongst other things,' to tickle the tastebuds!'.

Monsieur Mourrain (who has been an illustrator for 10 years) came to see 3 classes in CM1 on Thursday morning 18th March to explain his job to us. He showed us the books he has illustrated. He even drew an orgre and some elves on the board. He told us about the techniques he used and even gave us some advice.

A troupe of more than 30 singers, dancers and actors from the Collège Ombrosa Caluire are presenting their annual show to the public.Immerse yourself with them in the New York of the 40s. A fast moving choreographed musical with solos, duets and touching characters who sparkle in the jazzy atmosphere.

This wonderful gesture of support raised a total of € 1189,79. 115 seats at the Basket Ball match were sold and € 614,79 was raised in donations. Thanks to the pupils in 6° whose idea it was and thanks to all who contributed to its success.

This Presentation is aimed at families whose children are interested in studying at a university in the U.K. All applications must be done through UCAS on line. The presentation will be given by a representative of UCAS.

With temperatures dipping to around freezing and snow fallin heavily, the last day of the Winter term - Friday 18 December 2009 - seemed an appropriate time for pupils in the Secondary School to show off their talents.

The pupils from 3e were staggered by the Ossuaire de Douaumont, by how enormous the cemeteries were and by the appocalyptic vision of the battlefield.This weekend will remain engraved in their memories.

An Award Ceremony was held, infront of parents and staff, for pupils completing their schooling at Ombrosa. This ceremony marks the culmination of all the hard work and effort put in through the years spent at the school.

Pupils from the Première S and ES in conjunction with their German teacher Mme Théret, took part in Digital Film Competition for schools organised by the Goethe-Institute, the theme of which was « All Equal, Yet Different : Europe, It's Me and You »

What better example of a ‘Classroom without Walls’ than Venice? It was this thought in mind that I was pleased to set about organising a field trip for the historians in this year’s IB Premiere and 2nde Pre-IB classes.

The Journalism Workshop has been developing a new site designed to help young people who are strangers to Lyon, settle in. It contains lots of helpful hints about how to make life in Lyon easier. People who know Lyon well are just as welcome, they might discover something they didn’t know about their city.

As part of the preparation for entry into 6° pupils from CM2 met pupils from the Collège already in 6° so that they could learn about their experiences. The exchange lasted for more than an hour on 23rd February.

The Lycée will be holding an Open Day on Saturday 24th January 2009. Explanations of the different possibilities available to students will be outlined by the teaching staff and the Heads of school : they will include information about the French section, Science (S), Humanities (ES) and International Streams. Information will also be given about how French and International teaching can be combined to enrich the content of both. The special nature of the teaching at Ombrosa will be made clear. Presentations begin at 14h.

More than fifty pupils in the Lycée got together during the evening of the 24th October to take part in a whole range of fun activities.The aim of the exercise was to enable pupils to mix with and better get to know the pupils they see everyday.

Those pupils in 2de Internationale who excelled in their IGCSE Mathematics (A*, A), which they took one year early,at the end of 3ème Internationale, will be able to study advanced Maths in preparation for the IGCSE Further Maths exam which they will take at the end of the year.

The primary school sold Christmas cards and collected 250€ towards the cost of another puppy for the association. Sylvain brought a Labrador with him and showed the children how it could help someone who was in a wheelchair to live more independently.

The Regional Gymnastics Champions from the Collège and the Lycée took part, with great success, in the in the National UGSL Championships held in Alençon in May. Each pupil could compete in various diciplines: individual events, events on the bars, and events on all the equipment for the most able.

On the 12 March, The teams "Benjamines", "Minimes" and "Cadettes Junior" from Lycée Ombrosa took part in the Regional Gymnastics Championships UGSEL for girls and boys at the gymnasium Jardin at Villefranche sur Saône

The three 5ième classes got together on Thursday 17th January, in the Music Room, during their Workshop Sessions to present their projects.On the programme : Presentation of masks made in Art lessons, African songs prepared in Music sessions, African dance performed by the pupils and a talk given by the Music teacher about his experiences in South Africa as a Music Examiner.

Since the Franco- German Summit which was held on 22nd Janvier 2003 to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Elysée Treaty , this same date has become 'Franco German Day' at Ombrosa. This year the pupils in 3ème are going to organise a Franco- German Week from 2st to 25th January 2008.

As part of their studies of the Second World War (causes, events, impact), the pupils will visit the permanent exhibition at the Museum of Resistance and Deportation in Lyon on Wednesday 13th February 2008 between 14h30 and 17h.

Fourteen pupils from Seconde and Première got together under the guidance of Madame Vezin, to organise an exceptional evening for their friends on the 20th December 2007. 80 pupils replied to the invitation, practised their dancing and dressed in their finery to honour their partners.

The performance was exellent. Pupils from the Drama Club and the IGCSE Drama group performed a variety of Christmas and improvisation sketches, using techniques they have been studying since September.

The Editorial Team in the Lycée offer you 56 pages of news, curiosities and entertainment in their latest edition. This editon of Chronique Ombrosa and its P’tit Chronique is more than ever a real magazine, with a larger number of sections and all of it, for the first time, in colour.

Eglise Immaculée Conception, Place de l'Eglise, 69300 Caluire. The Ombrosa Choir and the Instrumental Group invite you to their Christmas Concert in the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The pupils will sing traditional English and French carols. Pupils are to meet at 18:45 behind the church. Entrance is free.

Pupils from the Collège and Lycée at Ombrosa took part in the Regional Individual Championship Events on Wednesday 5th December. The junior teams took part in Individual Triathlon Events on the same day.

In conjunction with UGSEL, the Rhône-Alpes Rugby Association, the game of rugby made its way onto the Primary School Curriculum.Two trainers from the organisation, Sébastien and Benjamin, taught all the necessary rugby moves and skills.An inter school tournament is planned in June. The classes of CM2 A/B/C ,CM1 C and CE2 C/D began on the 9th October, the classes of CE1 A/B/C began on the 22nd November.In March it will be the turn of CM1 A/B and CE2 A/B.

On the 8th and 9th November, two Red Cross training teams came to train staff in Caluire and in Savoie 17 members of staff in Lyon and 12 in Savoie took part in an intensive course lasting two days which culminated in a First Aid Certificate PSC1, better known by its former title of AFPS.

Eleven pupils from the Lycée went on a school trip to Berlin as part of their German studies. The visit was organised by Catherin Bakalian, their German teacher and they were also accompanied by Laurent Charbonnier, their History teacher.

Due to the large number of pupils studying Japanese at Ombrosa and the significant number taking the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, each year the Japanese consul came to meet people at the school.

OMBROSA is an Open Centre in France for BMAT ELAT and PPE. The BMAT exam is necessary for admission to certain British universities in order to study medecine or veterinary science.: University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, University of Oxford Medical School, Royal Veterinary College, University College London. ELAT is a new exam for admssion to Oxford in order to study English Literature. PPE is a new exam for admission to Oxford in order to study Politics, Philosophy and Economics.

In the Vernay it was possible to see work done by pupils during their Art Club and to share in a wonderful tea provided by pupils, their parents and the Catering Staff.A very big 'Thank you' to all contributors for their delicious and original creations!

Certain former pupils were able to revisit their old school and once again experience its familiar atmosphere. Others have recently become parents of pupils. In fact Ombrosa is now 35 years old and is opening its doors to a second generation of Ombrosians! This 35th year also sees the fist cohort of IB students to complete their studies.

During the afternoon of 27th April Ombrosa hosted a group of representatives from 13 British universities who were on a recruitment tour organised in conjunction with the European Council of International Schools (ECIS).